[Road to 50] Music

10 weeks until I turn 50. 10 posts reflecting on half of century of Jukesie. This is my favourite album for every year - so far...plus a playlist of my favourite track from each album.

1973
Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye

1974
Natty Dread - Bob Marley and the Wailers

1975
Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen

1976
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder

1977
Trans-Europe Express – Kraftwerk

1978
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols

1979
One Nation Under a Groove – Funkadelic

1980
Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam and the Ants

1981
Nightclubbing – Grace Jones

1982
1999 – Prince

1983
Into Battle with the Art of Noise

1984
Fat Boys by The Fat Boys

1985
Radio - LL Cool J

1986
Raising Hell - Run DMC

1987
Introducing the Hardline According - Terence Trent D'Arby

1988
Critical Beatdown - Ultramagnetic MCs

1989
Club Classics Vol 1 - Soul2Soul

1990
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm - ATCQ

1991
Blue Lines - Massive Attack

1992
Mecca and the Soul Brother - Pete Rock and CL Smooth

1993
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 - Guru

1994
Ill Communication - The Beastie Boys

1995
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis

1996
The Score - Fugees

1997
Urban Hymns - The Verve

1998
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill

1999
Things Fall Apart - The Roots

2000
The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminen

2001
Songs in A Minor - Alicia Keys

2002
Original Pirate Material - The Streets

2003
The Black Album - Jay-Z

2004
The College Dropout - Kanye West

2005
Be - Common

2006
St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley

2007
Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

2008
The Mixtape About Nothing - Wale

2009
Man on the Moon: The End of Day - Kid Cudi

2010
The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe

2011
Take Care - Drake

2012
good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar

2013
Born Sinner - J.Cole

2014
Run the Jewels 2 - Run the Jewels

2015
Badlands - Halsey

2016
Made in the Manor - Kano

2017
Gang Signs and Prayer - Stormzy

2018
Swimming - Mac Miller

2019
Psychodrama - Dave

2020
Folklore - Taylor Swift

2021
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

2022
Cheat Codes - Danger Mouse & Black Thought